Iran News

UN Reporters Express Concern Over Situation of Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee

Four senior UN human rights reporters have expressed concern about reports of beatings and inhumane treatment of Atena Daemi and…

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Ahvaz Steel Workers Hold Protest Demonstrations Again

Hundreds of workers from the National Steel Group in Ahvaz resumed their protest gatherings in the final days of the…

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U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Iran Sanctions Bill for Human Rights Violations

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a sanctions bill against the Islamic Republic of Iran for…

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“80 Percent of Society Lives Below the Poverty Line”

Despite economic growth of 4.4 percent in Iran, a member of the parliamentary economic commission said that 80 percent of…

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Hamid Baqaei Arrested to Serve 15-Year Sentence

Hamid Baqaei, vice president during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration, has been arrested to serve his sentence following the finalization of the…

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68 Years Prison Sentences for 11 People in Mashhad “Accused of Arson at Mosques and Public Property”

The Deputy Prosecutor of Mashhad announced that 11 members of the “Restart” group have been sentenced to a combined 68…

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Ninth Day of Hunger Strike; Report on the Condition of a Child Offender Sentenced to Death

Mohammad Salehi, a child offender sentenced to death, has been on hunger strike for the past nine days in Mahabad…

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Clashes During Amirkabir University Student Protests

A number of students at Tehran’s Amirkabir University held a gathering in protest against arrests and sentences issued for some…

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